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Habari Gani?! Kujichagulia! Marshawn ‘Spark the Blunt’ Lynch Goes Beast Mode for Self-Determination
For each day of Kwanzaa, the African-American cultural holiday that eschews the typical commercialism of the holiday season, we will be highlighting a person or persons from the past year who exemplifies the principle of the day. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 to uplift a sense of community through the principles of unity, self-determination, collective…
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Black Kids Swim Wants to Help Get More Black Children Into Competitive Swimming
When many of us think about athletic paths for our children to follow, competitive swimming isn’t typically high up on the list. Black Kids Swim (BKS) is an organization trying to change both the way we look at swimming in general and competitive swimming as an outlet and scholarship source for black children. We talked…
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Atlanta Decides Not to Impeach Mayor on Misdemeanor Macaroni Charges
After proudly becoming one of the largest metropolitan cities in the U.S. to be led by a black woman, Atlanta was rocked by scandal on Christmas Day when residents of the city recoiled in shock after learning that a black woman named Keisha made a pan of macaroni and cheese that looked like someone melted…
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The 10 Best Hip-Hop Tracks of 2018
Just about every hip-hop critic and cognoscenti has had the same response about the amount of new music released in 2018: Too damn much. As the genre continues its dominance on streaming services, it seems like artists are in overdrive to capitalize on the moment. If you’ve been a rap fan at any point between…
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Here Are The Root's 25 Most Popular Posts of 2018
It’s been another wild-ass year of news here at The Root. In 2018, we saw both a blue wave—one propelled by women candidates and people of color—and a veritable tsunami of white tears over the (squints) presence of black people in public spaces. It was the year we welcomed the monstrous success of Black Panther,…
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About That Kwanzaa Life: The Ladies of KFC Were the Embodiment of Umoja in 2018
As with last year, The Root is celebrating the blackest holiday of them all! For each day of Kwanzaa, we will be highlighting a person(s) from the past year who exemplifies the principle of the day. Kwanzaa remains an African-American cultural holiday that eschews the typical commercialism of the holiday season, and uplifts a sense…
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Give the Gift of Chill: Letting Your Black Atheist Family Live on Christmas
I used to love Christmas. Don’t get me wrong—I don’t hate Christmas now, and this isn’t one of those melancholic “ghost of Christmas magic” essays. My eyes still light up when I see a beautiful holiday display, and it’s the only time you’ll ever get me to admit that snow can be beautiful. I still…
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The Perpetual Stoner's Guide to Surviving Christmas Day
If you’re reading this, you made it to Christmas, the day your inner child wakes you up ahead of your alarm for a day full of joyful, healthy interactions with family and friends. You’ve spent the previous few days stressing over gift sizes, jockeying for position in your nearby grocery store, and avoiding the requisite…
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Local Color: Your Museum-Worthy Guide to Getting Cultured Over the Holidays
So, maybe you’re back home for the holidays—or maybe you’re hosting this year. Maybe you’re spending the break blessedly solo. No matter the specifics, you’ve hopefully got some long overdue downtime coming your way over the final days of 2018. But how many rounds of leftovers, good-natured (we hope) family feuds, epic sleep-ins and Hallmark…
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Racist Referee Gets Benched After Forcing Black Student to Cut off His Dreadlocks Prior to Wrestling Match
Not all referees are racist, but there’s a 99.6% likelihood that you just might be a racist ass referee if you: a) Just so happen to hurl racial slurs at your co-workers. b) Force a black high school student to cut off his dreads prior to his wrestling match. As we previously reported, New Jersey…